Subspecialty | Total consults | Consults sampled | Consults reviewed* n (%) | Clear clinical question† n (%) | Urgent consults‡ n (%) | Direct contact by medical teaching unit member§ n (%) |
Cardiology | 276 | 30 | 26 (86.7) | 18 (69.2) | 14 (53.8) | 21 (80.8) |
Dermatology | 43 | 30 | 30 (100) | 21 (70.0) | 13 (43.3) | 19 (63.3) |
Endocrinology | 55 | 30 | 30 (100) | 25 (83.3) | 14 (46.7) | 22 (73.3) |
Gastroenterology | 758 | 56 | 52 (92.9) | 34 (65.4) | 27 (51.9) | 40 (76.5) |
Geriatrics | 81 | 30 | 29 (96.7) | 23 (79.3) | 5 (17.2) | 16 (55.2) |
Haematology | 207 | 30 | 28 (93.3) | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 22 (78.6) |
Infectious Diseases | 422 | 31 | 30 (96.8) | 21 (70.0) | 15 (50.0) | 22 (73.3) |
Medical Oncology | 50 | 30 | 30 (100) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | 26 (86.7) |
Nephrology | 242 | 30 | 30 (100) | 21 (70.0) | 14 (46.7) | 24 (80.0) |
Neurology | 259 | 30 | 29 (96.7) | 18 (61.5) | 17 (57.7) | 22 (76.9) |
Respirology | 391 | 30 | 26 (86.7) | 20 (75.9) | 9 (34.4) | 19 (72.4) |
Rheumatology | 101 | 30 | 28 (93.3) | 20 (71.4) | 12 (42.9) | 21 (75.0) |
Total | 2885 | 387 | 368 (95.1) | 260 (70.5) | 159 (43.1) | 274 (74.4) |
*Chi-squared test p1 for difference across proportions of consults available for review.
†Chi-squared test p2 for difference across proportions of consults with a clear clinical question.
‡Chi-squared test p3 for difference across proportions of consults requested urgently (⩽24 h).
§Chi-squared test p4 for difference across proportions of consults directly contacted by a member of the medical teaching unit.